Of course, we've gone through bouts of nasty colds, and even gastroenteritis again, but when my one-year-old daughter's temperature hit 38.5, I was quite shocked.
I got a text from my husband around 3pm that she was suddenly lethargic and was running a fever. Since she was her usual self that morning, I thought maybe she was just teething since her appetite had been low and she had about four teeth coming in at once.
I rushed home from class, and she looked miserable. Usually, she is hopping around and playing pranks, but that afternoon she actually fell asleep sitting up on the couch.
After that, there was a whirlwind of events involving her nursery school where they were short-staffed, so parents were asked if we could keep our kids home if possible. Then, they found a case of covid (maybe a parent or staff's family member). We had planned to keep her home anyway due to the fever, but after the messages and the nursery school finding out that my daughter had a fever, they asked us to take an at-home covid test.
We gave her the test, and it came back negative, but her fever continued and she eventually threw up, so we decided to take her to the clinic in the morning.
I had a massive Japanese exam that morning, so I was super stressed out and sad that I couldn't take care of her. My husband ended up taking her to the clinic and because she had a fever they could only give her a PCR test first to rule out covid.
Because there was a chance it could be covid, the doctor prescribed us a ton of medicine and my husband stocked up on food/diapers. Looking back, I'm so grateful for that.
That night, her temperature went down and a bunch of bumps appeared on her wrist, arms, lower back, and legs. I thought that it was hands, foot, and mouth disease even though the bumps weren't on her palms and feet.
The next morning, my suspicions were confirmed when I saw some bumps on her tongue and she couldn't eat. So, we gave her yogurt, soft fruits, like bananas, and tofu. I was relieved, but that was short-lived.
Around 9:30am, we got a call from the doctor who confirmed she was positive for coronavirus.
Due to being positive, we couldn't get an official diagnosis of the hands, foot, and mouth disease. However, we are pretty sure she had it.
I'll make a different post about the covid because that's a whole different story, but she has actually recovered quite well from the hands, foot, and mouth disease. We think it was a milder case.
The bumps were itchy and I'm sure her mouth was killing her but after five days, she's now completely fine. The bumps are yucky and are still there, but her fever went down and she is eating well.
Her sleep was never disrupted, but she was fairly fussy and grumpy, which was probably due to the sores in her mouth.
Has your little one ever gotten two illnesses at one time? I don't know how we got through it, but I'm glad she's okay now!
Stay tuned for my surviving covid post soon!
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